Its - Security Officer

**District School Board of Niagara**

**ITS Security Officer**

The District School Board of Niagara (DSBN) is a supportive, innovative community that works towards doing what's best for kids, and helps every student achieve success. Whether you're in the classroom, on the playing fields, in the office or in the cafeteria, we know it's the dedicated staff who bring our mission to life. We proudly serve over 40,000 students across almost 100 elementary and secondary schools in Niagara, located between Lake Erie in the South and Lake Ontario to the North.

The Information Technology Services Department (ITS) requires an innovative/energetic professional to work within the Board’s continuously evolving, multi-tiered Data Centre/ Cloud environment. Reporting to the Senior Manager
- Information Technology Services, the ITS Security Officer will coordinate**responsibilities in the following broad categories: Data Centre operations, Cybersecurity incident/response and mitigation, Server and database administration, Cloud server and business system operations.

**Responsibilities**:

- Monitor the network and provide early warning of abnormalities, problems or malicious activities.
- Conduct regular vulnerability assessments, training and awareness policies for staff.
- Liaise with ECNO RISA and implement systems and industry best practices in collaboration with provincial/federal partners, school boards and industry partners (i.e - Ministry, OASBO, ECNO, school boards, technology and security vendors)
- Develop board policies and functional procedures/best practices by implementing established security frameworks and CVE bulletins within the Board (i.e - NIST, Cyber Security Ontario, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency)
- Analyze existing IT security solutions and make recommendations and action changes toward continuous improvement
- Coordinate IT Department/business audits as per regional audit requirements. Coordinate/manage security audits of operating systems, web servers, database servers, networks etc.
- Process and document change management procedures
- Other duties as assigned

**Skills, Qualifications and Education Requirements**:

- Minimum 3-year college diploma/university degree in an Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.
- Experience working in a K-12 educational or related environment, supporting staff and students is an asset.
- Work experience in an enterprise level IT department is preferred.
- Proven experience in datacenter operations and security technologies and best practices.
- CISSP certification (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), and industry security certifications (ex - Microsoft Security Operations analyst etc) is preferred.
- Experience or certifications with Enterprise Architecture, Active Directory, Microsoft Azure Active Directory, Cloud architectures, automated machine detection/mitigation and response is preferred.
- Certifications and experience with IDS/IPS (Intrusion Detection System / Intrusion Prevention System), End Point Protection, EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) is preferred.
- Working knowledge of cloud/on-premise backup solutions & security best practices
- Working knowledge of enterprise operating systems, client operating systems, database servers and web servers.
- Excellent organizational, written, and oral communication and presentation skills.
- Proven capacity in working both independently and in team-oriented, collaborative environments is essential.
- Professionalism and client-focused service, learning, communication and organizational skills are essential to this position.
- Demonstrated technical skills in the following technologies preferred:

- Applications: Microsoft Windows, Office 365, Microsoft Azure, TOPDESK, Google Workspace, Powershell, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Automation
- Servers: Windows Server, Linux (various distributions)
- Databases: MS SQL, MS Access, Azure SOL Database Managed Instance, MySOL
- Platforms: Fortinet, Microsoft Defender, Netskope
- A valid driver’s license is required, along with the ability to travel to schools, offices and offsite locations as required.

**Salary range**:$86,355 - $100,976;**This includes a competitive benefits plan through a provincial benefits trust plan (extended health, dental, life insurance, AD&D), and enrolment in the OMERS pension plan. This is a full-time permanent (in-person / 35 hours per week / 12-month) position within the Board's Administrative Management Group.

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